<b>LEARN HOW TO GAME AT YOUR LIBRARY WITH WIZARDS OF THE COAST!</b> You’re invited to a wine & cheese reception to launch the <b>Wizards Play Network</b>: A free gaming support service for your school or library.

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* Learn how the Wizards Play Network can help you start gaming clubs in your school or library

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* See demos of Magic: The Gathering® and <b>Dungeons and Dragons</b>®

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* Meet the authors of <i>New York Times</i> best selling <i>A Practical Guide to Monsters, A Practical Guide to Wizardry</i> and <i>Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl’s Guide to Dungeons and Dragons</i>

Friday, June 27

Little Saigon Bus Tour & Luncheon

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
"Little Saigon is the largest Vietnamese community outside of Viet Nam and is the social, economic and political capital of Vietnamese America. This is a guided tour that involves driving and promenades. An air conditioned bus tour let’s you explore the cultural and commercial life of Little Saigon including the site of a newspaper and a Vietnamese-American radio station, where news, entertainment, and community services are delivered in both Vietnamese and English. We are also planning to make short stops along our route and finish with a lunch* at Chateau Brodard (famous for their Spring Rolls). Our tour guide will be Cathy Kim-Vân Q. Le, Adult Services Librarian at Aliso Viejo Library / OC Public Libraries. She is life long resident of Little Saigon."

Please arrive EARLY so we may leave On Time!!!
Pick up and Return - Anaheim Marriott
700 West Convention Way
Anaheim, California 92802 USA

We are limited to 47 passengers
Please Pre-Pay in Advance $15.00 for the Bus Tour
To make a reservation, please use the form found here: [1]

Lunch will be at your own expense & they also serve vegetarian dishes.

OCLC Symposium: The Mashed-Up Library

Friday, June 27, 2008, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Marriott Anaheim, Platinum Ballroom 1-5
Developing new library services can now mean mixing data and functionality from several sources into “mash-ups” to provide a unique and powerful user experience. Some librarians have discovered how to use Web applications to adapt or create new services. Others are investigating this trend and looking for further guidance. Still others have found creative ways to deliver traditional programs to new populations.

Monday, June 30

What are you expecting from MLS grads today?

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim in Mezzanine 8

As part of its ongoing assessment activities, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at Simmons College has asked Claudia Morner of JMA Consultants Incorporated to conduct a series of focus groups to learn what employers of graduates with a master’s degree in library and information science the faculty and dean of the school and will help ensure that the program meets the changing needs of library science employers.

If you are interested in sharing your thoughts, please contact Claudia Morner at mornerjones@verizon.net to sign up for the focus group. Light refreshments will be served.